Press Releases

WASHINGTON — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) issued the following statement after voting against a waiver to allow General Lloyd Austin to be the United States Secretary of Defense: “While General Lloyd Austin is exceptionally qualified, has dedicated a…

“This inauguration reminds us that the power is in our hands; and when we exercise that power, there is nothing that can stop us….As I watched our president and vice president take the oath of office, I thought about all…

“We must urgently remove Donald Trump from office to protect our country, our Constitution and our very democracy.” WASHINGTON — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a member of the House Judiciary Committee,…

Jayapal’s effort to fine any Member of Congress who refuses to wear a mask in the U.S. Capitol was also adopted tonight WASHINGTON — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and a member of the…

WASHINGTON — United States Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) received a positive COVID-19 test result tonight after being locked down in a secured room at the U.S Capitol where numerous Republican lawmakers recklessly refused to wear masks in the moments after…

“We must immediately remove the President from office. I have called on Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to put this country first and uphold their constitutional duty to invoke the 25th Amendment. I have also signed on to once…